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Chimay Triple / Blanche (White)

Chimay Triple / Blanche (White) - Abbey Tripel

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 Percentile 
98
overall
Brewed by Chimay
Style: Abbey Tripel

Baileux, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
18093.81/5.03.81/5.08%98.2Trappist glass, Tulip
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Commercial Description:
Chimay Blanche (White), with its typical golden colour, its slightly hazy appearance and its fine head is especially characterised by its aroma which results from an agreeable combination of fresh hops and yeast. The beer's flavour, as sensed in the mouth, comes from the smell of hops: above all it is the fruity notes of muscat and raisins that give this beer a particularly attractive aroma. The aroma complements the touch of bitterness. There is no acidity, but an after-bitterness which melts in the mouth. This top fermented Trappist beer, refermented in the bottle, is not pasteurised.
Ingredients: Water, malted barley, wheat starch, sugar, hop extract and yeast. See Protz and John White
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 malrubius (969), Valley Stream, New York, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/519/20
Mar 31, 2008  
11.2 ounce bottle in Westmalle glass. (Chimay glass isn’t beer-clean.) Hazy golden orange with lasting white head and lace. Lemon yeasty spicy sweet aroma. Mild honey sweetness, fruity apricot orange spice with mild complex tobacco spcy peppry dry finish, some lingering peppery bitterness. Medium body and medium carbo. An absolute classic. Awesome. The only problem with this beer is that it’s too small.


 grandridge (222), Port Clinton, Ohio, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/517/20
Mar 31, 2008  
On tap, my first Chimay from tap. What a nice beer, I can’t really complain at all about this beer. It was pretty damn close to perfect for a tripel. Aroma: floral hops with yeast and citrus fruits. Palate was rich and filled the mouth. Alcohol: Was there any alcohol in this beer what a good balance. Finished dry and balanced with no one flavor of the brew dominating too much. The only complaint is that I finished it too fast. I will have to rate a bottle later.


 fredandboboflo (1392), East Setauket, New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Mar 30, 2008  
Bottle, 33 cl. Aroma seemed to have some skunk in it, a problem I’ve also encountered with other triples...not sure if that’s just coincidence or these brews are particularly sensitive to...something...anyway, otherwise some vague fruits/spices, nothing of particular, note. Flavor I think was best described by Odense below as more herbal than other tripels, which I agree was a nice change of pace, also a nice hop presence, particularly in the finish. Still, nothing wowing. Decent brew, I just haven’t been impressed by tripels recently.


 LilBeerDoctor (1479), East Setauket, New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/104/515/20
Mar 30, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a murky orange with a thick, creamy white head. Initial aroma was of skunk, which got fainter as the beer warmed, but was still present. Taste of light fruits (but no distinguishable tastes), spices. Bitter finish. This was good, but lacked the complexity of the Bleu or even the Dubbel.


 Jan Primus (160), Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Mar 30, 2008  
A bright yet hazy golden colour that is very inviting....the tast is unique for a Belgian in that it is somewhat dry and hoppy, without much sweetness (along the lines of Orval, but not as intense). It is perfectly balanced and the alcohol well hidden, a very refreshing and satisfying brew.


 Ljunkan (379), Karlstad, Sweden
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Mar 29, 2008    Updated: Jul 29, 2009
Bottle. Pours a hazy golden color with a nice white head. Aroma has notes of spicy yeast and grassy/herbal/hay-like hops. Flavour is simililar to the smell, with a nice bitterness in the finish. Very spicy/wheat-like with a light hoppy twist. Medium bodied with high carbonation, which makes it a bit refreshing though the high ABV. A quite good triple.


 UnholyBrewing (448), Melbourne(Mulgrave), Australia
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/518/20
Mar 26, 2008  
...my favorite Chimay. Light, balanced hop flavor, with a hazy color that complements it in the glass. Fruitiness blends well with the hops to make a well balanced, beer that has a nice alcohol kick. Another great from the master Trappist Monks.


 Blom (390), Odense, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Mar 26, 2008  
Orange with a fine head. The aroma is fruity with notes of apricot and peach. I’m impressed by the flavour that’s different from the average triple, being far more bitter and herbal-like.



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